Listening to Your Body: Wisdom, Fear, or an Excuse? feat. Paul Buono

These Little Moments Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 46m

My part-time co-host Paul Buono is back, and he's the perfect person for this one. Paul has spent years getting good at tuning out his body, which made him a strong athlete and also makes listening to it really hard. We talk about why awareness and self-management are two different skills, and what happens when you ignore the signals for too long.

Then we get into the question I hear from clients constantly: am I giving myself too much grace, or too much grit? Paul's starting point is to know your pattern. A type A overachiever who never rests needs a different answer than someone who drops…